captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, holding on to hope. in surfside, florida, the search >> o'donnell: tonight, holding on to hope. in surfside, florida, the search for victims and answers as the death toll rises in the condo collapse. the new reporting tonight about the building's structural issues, and extensive water damage. the new reporting tonight about the building's structural issues, and extensive water damage. what the former maintenance manager is telling cbs news. the agonizing wait-- families pray for word, and a family's stunning discovery in the rubble. why it gives them hope. plus a survivor tells us what he heard as he saw the building collapse. dangerous heat wave. more than 85 million from maine to california are under heat alerts as cities like seattle and portland experience their hottest days ever. plus tropical storm danny

threatens the east coast. long-term protection, the encouraging news tonight about the pfizer and moderna coronavirus in setting sa wfirst cruise ship tt from the u.s. since the start of the pandemic. breaking news, u.s. forces under fire in syria after the u.s. airstrikes on the border. plus, withdrawing from afghanistan-- our firsthand look at a dangerous encounter with the taliban. $40 million settlement, juul agrees to pay in the first lawsuit of its kind, and the changes the vaping company agreed to make. n.c.a.a. proposed changes, could student athletes across the country soon be allowed to profit from endorsements and deals? and everyday hero, the man repairing used cars and changing lives. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.

>> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight in surfside, florida, where the death toll has grown again. officials say 11 bodies have now been pulled from the rubble but 150 people are still missing, after that 13-story condo building collapsed early thursday. more than 300 rescuers are now working back to back, 12-hour shifts, pausing only when they hear sounds suggesting any signs of life. after five days, family members of the missing and the crews working on the pile say they aren't giving up hope, pointing to other disasters where people were found alive weeks later. still tonight, along with hope, there is anger about how this could have happened. the white house says president biden supports an expansive federal investigation, and government engineers that studied the world trade center collapse are now being dispatched to study the building. one area expected to get scrutiny is the tower's basement level, which experts believe may

have been first to give way. an engineering report from 2018 found major structural damage below the pool deck and crumbling columns in the underground parking garage. cbs' david begnaud has been talking with family members but first manuel bojorquez will lead off the coverage with the latest on the search. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. today, officials say crews have spotted pockets in the rubble where it could be possible for someone to survive and they put out a fire that was hampering their efforts. but, so far, no additional survivors have been pulled from the rubble since soon after the collapse. a small army of rescuers have been working around the clock since the collapse, combing through the debris field using heavy machinery and bare hands looking for any signs of life. >> they hardly rest. they come up for about 45 minutes, check their pulse and o2 levels and go back to work, because that's what they do, they work to save lives.

>> reporter: also buried underneath the rubble, clues as to what may have caused the collapse. what investigators may focus on is whether the structural supports beneath the complex gave way. an engineer's report from an engineer's report from 2018 showed the champlain tower south condo building had abundant cracking in columns beams and walls in the parking garage and major structural damage to a concrete slab caused by failed waterproofing that if not repaired in a timely fashion would cause the concrete to deteriorate, but did not indicate if any of these issues could lead to a collapse. john pistorino is a veteran engineer and expert in building design. >> we always look for some evidence of settlement where something is going on in the foundation, it starts to make the building settle or maybe a column or something settle. >> reporter: cbs news has learned a month after that survey was presented, a city building official told the condo board that the building was in pretty good shape. he has since denied seeing the

report. according to the "miami herald", just 36 hours before the building collapsed, a contractor reportedly took these photos inside the building's pool equipment room, showing cracks in the concrete, the rebar, and water on the floor. during the five years that william worked in the building, he would see saltwater coming from the bottom of the foundation. >> we would have >> we would have two pumps in there to suck that water out, but it was so much water all the time that the pumps never could keep up with it. >> reporter: for the first time, family members of the missing were bussed to the disaster zone sunday to see the colossal rescue effort up close. stev rosenthal survived the collapse. >> i heard people yelling, "help me, help me, get me out." that was pretty scary, to be honest with you. >> reporter: this was his hallway after. he had to be rescued off his balcony, and says he's just now he had to be rescued off his balcony, and says he's just now learning about the structural issues underneath.

>> to me that's negligence on the part of whoever was supposed to take care of that stuff-- the maintenance people, the board, whoever the board was, i'm angry about that, 100%. >> reporter: out here, the work continues. heavy machinery has been brought in to take the rubble to a warehouse where it will be stored as evidence. these crews are working in sweltering heat and dealing with pop-up thunderstorms. there are more in the forecast tonight. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you. tonight, as families await word about their loved ones, we're m learning more about those lost in the collapse. cbs' david begnaud spoke today with some of the families. >> i can show you 10 >> i can show you 10000 pictures and 9,999 pictures, he will be smiling. >> reporter: despite his life- threatening battle with muscular dystrophy, 26-year-old luis d bermudez, jr., or luis-o as his family called them, always smiled.

his body and that of his mother were found under the debris. >> i am very sad, i am broken heart. >> reporter: luis bermudez, sr. last saw his son right before father's day. >> he's a warrior and now he's in heaven, and i'm going to miss him the rest of my life. >> reporter: anguish and pain is rippling throughout this florida community.co >> my grandmother is the most loving person that i know. >> reporter: 92 years old, going on 62, that's how mike noriega describes his fiercely independent grandmother hilda. after hearing the news, he and his father, a local police chief, rushed to the scene. >> when i saw it with my ownn eyes i just dropped to my knees. >> reporter: among the debris, there was this. >> my father stepped on something, which was this, and that's my grandmother's name, hilda. when my father opened this up, it was a birthday card that shea

had just received from a groupst of friends about two weeks prior. we didn't know what else we could find and we eventually found these too. the one that blew me away the most is that is my grandmother, that's my grandfather right there, and that's my father. and i believe that god is not a god that did miracles in old biblical days, but that he still does them today, and so, until this is over, we're going to keep our faith as high as possible. >> reporter: mike said finding that picture of miss hilda brought him and his family an overwhelming sense of peace. in fact, he said, it was almost like a sign from god saying i have your grandmother, if she'se underneath that rubble, i am with her. norah. >> o'donnell: wow, david begnaud, thank you. well, tonight, the other big story we're covering is the weather. more than 85 million americans from coast to coast are under dangerous heat alerts.

the pacific northwest is broiling in temperatures never seen before, and many of them are suffering without air conditioning.io we get more on this historic heat wave from cbs' jamie yuccas. >> reporter: tonight, the pacific northwest is under life- threatening conditions. several of its cities are expecting temperatures 20-40 degrees above normal. today, portland surpassed its all-time high. light rail has been shut down to avoid straining the power grid, and street cars are suspended due to melting cables. in washington state, some streets are melting. record highs in seattle are also causing a run on air conditioners. seattle is the least air conditioned metro area in the country. an estimated two-thirds of its residents don't have one. >> i've got kids. i've got to make sure they don't get too hot as well. >> reporter: farther south, in palm springs, california, triple-digit temps are rattling a city usually accustomed to searing heat.

there's been an uptick in heat- related emergencies, especially among tourists. >> some people aren't accustomed to the heat, they don't prepare themselves or bring enough water. >> reporter: 55-year-old geoffrey-martin cyr died after sun bathing in palm springs 119- degree heat. >> he did not appreciate what was happening to his body and unfortunately the people around him did not see the signs either. >> reporter: it is 117 degrees in palm springs. you can see the misters are on, but everybody's sitting inside. the city's under an excessive heat warning. people here say they don't usually see these temperatures until august. norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you for being outside for us. and there's little relief from the heat in sight, and there's now a tropical storm targeting the southeast coast. let's get the forecast now from cbs' lonnie quinn. good evening, lonnie. >> good evening, norah, good evening, everyone. we heard jamie say that

some of the folks in the pacific northwest are typically used to this type of tonight in august, that is true for some folks, but for a lot of them in the pacific northwest, they have never been this hot. tomorrow portland will be 20° cooler, but that is still 94°, 95°. washington could see 119°, and that would be the hottest temperature the state of washington ever recorded. there is a big heat zone over the pacific northwest. but it is also all the way over to the east coast. philadelphia tomorrow is 96°, feeling like 104°. newark, 97°, feeling like 10 2°. relief from the east coast will come from a front that is right now around kansas city, and that will cool the temperatures down by thursday. tropical storm danny made landfall earlier this evening, around buford, south carolina, it is a big rain-maker, but it is already our "d" storm of this hockey season. >> o'donne norah? >> o'donnell: keeping you busy. thank

>> o'donnell: keeping you busy, lonnie quinn, thank you. and there's exciting news about the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines. the m.r.n.a. shots may provide long-term protection. it's coming as one industry that suffered billions in losses says it can provide the safest vacation out there. here's cbs' janet shamlian. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: an historic moment for a battered industry. >> we are back! >> reporter: the celebrity edge is cruising the gulf of mexico tonight. >> my experience has been great so far. >> reporter: with 1,200so f passengers, every adult vaccinated. but memories still haunt of covid outbreaks on ships, for week sick and ten deaths, passengers and crew were stranded for weeks. what would you say to americans who are thinking, mmm, not worth risking my health? >> i would say this is the place to come. our objective is to be safer here than at anywhere else on land. >> reporter: as passengers toasted the restart... ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ...vaccinated fans in new york celebrated bruce springsteen's broadway show, the first in more than a year. ( cheers and applause ) it comes amid encouraging news about the pfizer and moderna vaccines. a new study showing each may offer covid protections for years. but tonight, concern over the highl contagious delta variant, barely seen in the u.s. just two months ago, now growing in every state except south dakota.es hospitalizations up in a dozen states. >> it's going to be hyper regionalized. there are certain pockets of the country we can have very dense outbreaks. >> reporter: back at sea, a modified cruising experience, no more self-serve buffets. david and ashleigh swinford got vaccinated specifically for the trip, their unvaccinated children had to take covid tests. >> they're just trying to protect everyone's health and that's perfectly fine. >> reporter: its a big gamble for the cruise lines-- will customers like carolyn stieff return? >> since the pandemic, i have been homesick for it, so i'm

>> reporter: the cruise experience looks different here at the pool or anywhere on the ship. all crew members must wear masks. and this ship is only 40% full. they're not they're not expecting full loads for several months. norah. >> o'donnell: interesting to see everybody at the pool, janet shamlian, thank you. all right, some news just coming in tonight. we're just getting word that u.s. forces have come under rocket fire in eastern syria. no injuries reported, but it's likely in response to an american attack. the pentagon released video in n american showing u.s. fighter jets targeting facilities used by iranian backed militias along the syrian borders. the biden administration said those facilities are used to launch drone attacks against u.s. forces in iraq. the situation in afghanistan is growing more dire as u.s. troops pull out, with afghan forces losing ground to the taliban. cbs' charlie d'agata came under fire while getting a firsthand look at the fighting in afghanistan. >> reporter: we knew the taliban was getting close to the capitol. w were about to find out how close.

capirrived at this combat outpost in kapsia province, less than a two hour drive out of kabul. ( gunfire ) soon to find a machine gunner opening fire on advancing taliban militants in the valley below, triggering a firefightnig between the taliban and a combination of afghan soldiers and local residents who have taken up arms. ( gunfire ) the frontline is so fluid we're told that taliban militants overran the outpost just last night, reaching an area half mile behind us before being pushed back by afghan governmenf mile behind us before being forces and local militias. as we have been here ourselves, we've come under fire, too. sniper fire ricocheted off theea rocky outcrop. with the final u.s. troop withdrawal edging closer, the taliban has doubled the territory it holds in just two months, untroubled by american airstrikes. across the country, local militias like these are filling

the void, raising concerns of an all-out civil war. a local commander says he tells his men, war is not the solution, but we have to defend our country. when afghan humvees started a fighting retreat, we were told to leave, too, in case the taliban kept advancing. and that's the fear for the whole country, now that u.s. troops are withdrawing completely. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kapsia province, afghanistan. >> o'donnell: and there's still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," including a big change for college athletes, why some could soon cash in. and the promises e-cigarette giant juul plans to make after reaching a multi-million-dollar settlement. garette giant juul plans to make after reaching a multi-million-dollar settlement.

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>> o'donnell: you may have heard reliable used cars are scarce right now, and expensive. but there's a man in south carolina who's trying to change that. here's cbs' mark strassmann. >> reporter: elliott middletons. knows his way under a hood, at his barbecue restaurant and in his yard, a cemetery of used cars. >> if you have a car that you think needs to go to the junkyard, contact me first. >> reporter: this 1990 mercedes has more than 400,000 miles. middleton, a trained mechanic, gives clunkers new life. and new homes in south. carolina's rural low country. >> there's no public transportation, ubers, taxies or nothing like that. >> reporter: if you don't have a car out here, you walk. >> you walk. >> reporter: unless middletonu .

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we take a look at exactly what the earthquake was hundred and we talk about the hot temperatures on the way to inland parts of the bay area tomorrow. plus, not -- so are the vendors who depend on them. and safe and sane fireworks on sale at one bay area city. with the fire danger ramping up, is this a good idea? an unexpected bump in the road to recovery. >> how long are they staying here on the lot? >> in some cases, hours. >> no idea. it was shocking.

>> if you are not already in the big post pandemic travel trend, you probably missed the bus. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. we begin tonight with that breaking news in the east bay. a magnitude for earthquake, just hit near ashland. that is a community, small community in on corporate alameda county near castro valley. andrea nakano is live in emeryville and i'm sure you felt that there. >> we are just about 50 miles from the epicenter of this quake and we were right here in emeryville putting on a story from the 7:00 news tonight, but there is a breeze out here and sometimes there is a big gust of wind that would shake our car once in a while but this time there was definitely a very forceful jolt that you can definitely tell it was an earthquake and i took to twitter right afterwards and got some responses from people on twitter, people in clayton, half moon bay, emeryville, berkeley, oakland, a lot of

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